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Electronics Worksheet: What Is IoT

Electronics lesson 27: What is IoT? · Set 150 · 40 questions
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Remember (Sense, send, store, show): IoT device = an everyday thing that shares data over the internet (usually Wi-Fi and an app). Data flow: sensor → board → Wi-Fi → cloud → app (and commands back to an actuator). Readings sent = total time ÷ time between readings, in the same units.

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  1. 1.What does the actuator do? (a) acts on a command (b) shows data to you (c) reads values, decides (d) stores data online
  2. 2.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a Wi-Fi smart plug (c) a paper calendar (d) a pencil sharpener
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a Wi-Fi smart plug (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a pencil sharpener (d) an app-controlled bulb
  4. 4.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a fitness band with app (b) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a plain wall switch
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a Wi-Fi weather station (c) a smart energy meter (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  6. 6.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the sensor measures”? (a) it is sent by Wi-Fi (b) the app shows it (c) the board reads it (d) the cloud stores it
  7. 7.🌐 Is a fitness band with app an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  8. 8.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 5 seconds. How many readings does it send in 7 minutes?
  9. 9.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 8 minutes?
  10. 10.What does the microcontroller do? (a) measures the real world (b) carries the data (c) reads values, decides (d) shows data to you
  11. 11.🏠 Which is a smart-home example? (a) a printed map (b) lights on from an app (c) a hand fan (d) a candle in a jar
  12. 12.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the board reads it (b) the app shows it (c) the sensor measures (d) the cloud stores it
  13. 13.What does the sensor do? (a) shows data to you (b) measures the real world (c) reads values, decides (d) acts on a command
  14. 14.🌐 In an IoT system, which part stores data online? (a) sensor (b) Wi-Fi (c) cloud server (d) microcontroller
  15. 15.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 10 bytes. How many bytes do 130 readings take?
  16. 16.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 6 minutes?
  17. 17.🌐 Is a smart energy meter an IoT device? (a) not an IoT device (b) an IoT device
  18. 18.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a battery torch (b) a fitness band with app (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  19. 19.🌐 What does IoT stand for? (a) Input of Tools (b) Inside of Toys (c) Internet of Talk (d) Internet of Things
  20. 20.🌐 In an IoT system, which part shows data to you? (a) microcontroller (b) phone app (c) sensor (d) cloud server
  21. 21.What does the Wi-Fi link do? (a) stores data online (b) acts on a command (c) carries the data (d) reads values, decides
  22. 22.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the LAST step? (a) the app shows it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi (c) the cloud stores it (d) the sensor measures
  23. 23.Which of these is an IoT device? (a) a wind-up clock (b) a plain wall switch (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) a plain table fan
  24. 24.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 80 readings take?
  25. 25.Which of these is not an IoT device? (a) a pencil sharpener (b) a smart energy meter (c) a Wi-Fi doorbell camera (d) an app-controlled bulb
  26. 26.🌐 Is a Wi-Fi smart plug an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  27. 27.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 50 bytes. How many bytes do 60 readings take?
  28. 28.🌐 In an IoT system, which part reads values, decides? (a) actuator (b) Wi-Fi (c) sensor (d) microcontroller
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain table fan (b) an app-controlled bulb (c) a paper calendar (d) a wind-up clock
  30. 30.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which is the FIRST step? (a) the board reads it (b) the sensor measures (c) the cloud stores it (d) the app shows it
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a wind-up clock (c) a Wi-Fi smart plug (d) a paper calendar
  32. 32.🌐 Is a plain wall switch an IoT device? (a) an IoT device (b) not an IoT device
  33. 33.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 2 hours?
  34. 34.🌐 A soil sensor sends a reading to an app every 20 minutes. How many readings arrive in 6 hours?
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain wall switch (b) a smart energy meter (c) an app-controlled bulb (d) a Wi-Fi smart plug
  36. 36.🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 20 seconds. How many readings does it send in 10 minutes?
  37. 37.🌐 In an IoT system, which part carries the data? (a) Wi-Fi (b) phone app (c) actuator (d) cloud server
  38. 38.🌐 Each reading a sensor sends is 25 bytes. How many bytes do 120 readings take?
  39. 39.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, what comes right after “the cloud stores it”? (a) the app shows it (b) the board reads it (c) it is sent by Wi-Fi (d) the sensor measures
  40. 40.🔢 To get a sensor reading onto a phone, which comes first: “the board reads it” or “it is sent by Wi-Fi”? (a) the board reads it (b) it is sent by Wi-Fi

Answer key

  1. acts on a command
  2. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  3. a pencil sharpener
  4. a plain wall switch
  5. a wind-up clock
  6. the board reads it
  7. an IoT device
  8. 84
  9. 24
  10. reads values, decides
  11. lights on from an app
  12. the cloud stores it
  13. measures the real world
  14. cloud server
  15. 1300
  16. 36
  17. an IoT device
  18. a battery torch
  19. Internet of Things
  20. phone app
  21. carries the data
  22. the app shows it
  23. a Wi-Fi doorbell camera
  24. 4000
  25. a pencil sharpener
  26. an IoT device
  27. 3000
  28. microcontroller
  29. an app-controlled bulb
  30. the sensor measures
  31. a Wi-Fi smart plug
  32. not an IoT device
  33. 6
  34. 18
  35. a plain wall switch
  36. 30
  37. Wi-Fi
  38. 3000
  39. the app shows it
  40. the board reads it

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